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Who Are We?

The Frederick Flying Cows are a USBL professional basketball team based in Frederick, Maryland. The Flying Cows debuted on March 2, 2024, at The Hood College Athletic Center against the Reading Rebels with a thrilling 113-112 come-from-behind victory, showcasing the electrifying plays and the passionate fanbase that would define the franchise in their inaugural season. Immediately proving themselves as a top team, the Cows placed first in the eight-team Atlantic Northeast division and finished their season with a final record of 20-6.

The Frederick Flying Cows seek to become a part of the fabric of the community and a team that will make the people of Frederick proud! The team is dedicated to providing fun, affordable entertainment for all Frederick citizens!

Frederick Flying Cows home games are played at

WooDSBORO BANK ARENA

On The Hood College Campus In Frederick, MD.

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WHEN WILL WE PLAY? ​

The league regular season runs twenty-four (24) games. Regular season play will begin in March and will run through May, with 12 home games played in Frederick, MD. and 12 away games. League playoffs take place in June.

WHEN WILL WE PLAY? ​

The league regular season runs twenty-four (24) games. Regular season play will begin in March and will run through May, with 12 home games played in Frederick, MD. and 12 away games. League playoffs take place in June.

FLYING COWS IN THE NEWS​

Frederick Flying Cows To Join The United States Basketball League (USBL)
(11/6/25)

Frederick Flying Cows Join The USBL

Frederick Flying Cows re-sign four more key returners for 2026
(9/5/25)

Cows re-sign four more key returners for 2026

Frederick Flying Cows Announce return of javon adams for 2026
(9/2/25)

Cows Announce return of javon adams for 2026

Frederick Flying Cows Announce Dan Prete as New Head Coach
(8/29/25)

Cows Announce Dan Prete as New Head Coach

Frederick Flying Cows Announce Cowfest: A Record-Breaking Fall Festival!
(8/26/25)

Flying Cows Announce Cowfest

Cows Part Ways With Head Coach Ed Corporal
(6/30/25)

Cows Part Ways With Head Coach Ed Corporal

Local Roundup: Flying Cows' Adams shares TBL MVP award
(6/24/25)

Flying Cows' Adams shares TBL MVP award

Frederick Flying Cows season ends with loss to first-year Capital Seahawks in TBL Final Four
(6/16/25)

Cows season ends with loss to first-year Seahawks

Flying Cows Season Ends in Game 2 Gut Punch: 88-92 Loss to Seahawks
(6/14/25)

Flying Cows Season Ends in Game 2 Gut Punch

Flying Cows falter in Game 1 loss to Capital Seahawks
(6/12/25)

Flying Cows Falter in Game 1 Loss

Flying Cows Stumble Down the Stretch in 107-103 Loss to Seahawks
(6/11/25)

Flying Cows Stumble Down the Stretch

New, natural regional rivals: 2nd-year Cows, 1st-year Seahawks set to face off in TBL playoffs
(6/10/25)

Cows and Seahawks to face off in Playoffs

Frederick Flying Cows soar into TBL Final Four after victory over Raleigh Firebirds in decisive Game 3
(6/9/25)

Flying Cows Soar into TBL Final Four

Flying Cows Survive the Thriller: 108-98 Win Over Firebirds in Winner‑Take‑All
(6/9/25)

Flying Cows Survive The Thriller

Frederick Flying Cows force decisive Game 3 with dominant win over Raleigh Firebirds
(6/8/25)

Flying Cows Force Decisive Game 3

Flying Cows Show The TBL It’s Not Over Yet, 134-113 Victory Over Firebirds
(6/8/25)

Flying Cows Show It's Not Over Yet

Flying Cows Confront Heartbreak in 97-105 Defeat to Raleigh Firebirds
(6/6/25)

Cows Confront Heartbreak

Flying Cows' Edward Dyson III getting every last drop of basketball out of his body on 'crazy' journey
(6/6/25)

cows' Ed Dyson's 'crazy' journey

LOVERRO: Frederick Flying Cows provide fans old school basketball fun in new era
(6/5/25)

Flying Cows Provide Fans Old School Basketball

Frederick Flying Cows aim for championship in just their second season
(6/4/25)

Flying Cows aim for Championship

Javon Adams KO Former Team as Flying Cows Advance in TBL Playoffs
(5/31/25)

Flying Cows Advance in TBL Playoffs

Flying Cows Veteran Leadership and Deep Shooting Secure Game 1 Win
(5/29/25)

Flying Cows Take Game 1 vs. Reading

All Eyes on Frederick’s Flying Cows as They Race for a TBL Title
(5/29/25)

Flying Cows Race for a TBL Title

Flying Cows Ready for Playoffs After Strong Finish Against Vipers 112-84
(5/25/25)

Cows Ready for Playoffs after strong finish

Kyle Steward Lights It Up From Deep with 7 Threes in 127-113 Win Over Firebirds
(5/23/25)

Kyle Steward Lights it up from deep

Flying Cows Fall Short Again, Lose to the Breaks 115-120
(5/18/25)

Flying Cows Fall Short Again

Flying Cows Suffer Rare Loss to Revamped Seahawks 104-112
(5/16/25)

Flying Cows Suffer Rare Loss

Flying Cows Clinch Mid-Atlantic Division with 23-Point Comeback Win Over Rebels, 110-108
(5/10/25)

Flying Cows Clinch Mid-Atlantic Division

Flying Cows Bounce Back in a Big Way, Defeat Rival Vipers 125-95
(5/9/25)

Flying Cows Bounce Back in Big Way

Flying Cows Stunned at Home by Breaks 99-106
(5/4/25)

Cows Stunned at Home by Breaks 99-106

Javon Adams Leads the Charge in Blowout Victory Against the Crusaders 134-92
(5/3/25)

Adams Leads Charge in Blowout Victory

Flying Cows Blow Past the Seahawks in Another Statement Win 127-93
(5/1/25)

Flying Cows Blow Past the Seahawks

Flying Cows Extend Perfect Season with 108-100 Win Against Rival Vipers
(4/27/25)

Flying Cows Extend Perfect Season

Flying Cows Keep the Streak Alive in Jersey 118-103
(4/25/25)

Flying Cows Keep the Streak Alive

Flying Cows Clash with TBL’s Best in Thrilling All-Star Showdown
(4/19/25)

Flying Cows Clash with TBL's Best

Flying Cows Take Flight at All-Star Weekend and 3v3 Showdown
(4/18/25)

Cows Take Flight at All-Star Weekend

Flying Cows Flawless Ahead of All-Star Break 113-85 Over the Seahawks
(4/13/25)

Cows Flawless Ahead of All-Star Break

Flying Cows Stay Undefeated over the Jersey Shore Breaks 140 - 108
(4/12/25)

Flying Cows Stay Undefeated

Flying Cows Dominate Rebels in a 64-Point Victory 152-88.
(4/10/25)

Flying Cows Dominate Rebels

TBL Professional Basketball All-Star Weekend Coming To Frederick, MD!
(4/8/25)

TBL All-Star Weekend Coming To Frederick

Flying Cows Dig Deep, Get the Statement Win Over Vipers 110-106.
(4/5/25)

Flying Cows get statement win over vipers

Flying Cows Find Victory Over Old Rival, Vipers, Flying Cows Stay Unbeaten 118-97.
(3/30/25)

Flying Cows Find Victory Over Old Rival

The Flying Cows Take Charge On The Road, Give The Seahawks Their Second Loss.
(3/23/25)

Cows Gives Seahawks their second loss

Flying Cows Control the Game from Start to Finish, Defeat Crusaders 118-73.
(3/21/25)

Flying Cows Defeat the Crusaders

Flying Cows Weather Jersey Shore’s Storm, Claim Victory In The End 123-101.
(3/15/25)

Flying Cows Weather Jersey Shore’s Storm

The Flying Cows Stay Unstoppable and out willpower the Crusaders 102-84
(3/14/25)

Cows stay unstoppable with 102-84 victory

The Frederick Flying Cows Take Down Reading Rebels in First Road Win of the Season
(3/9/25)

Cows take down Rebels in first road win of season

Frederick Flying Cows Dominate in High-scoring Home Victory
(3/2/25)

Cows Dominate in high-scoring victory

Flying Cows beat Capital Seahawks in season-opener
(2/28/25)

Flying Cows beat Seahawks in season-opener

Frederick Flying Cows Open Season with Gritty Victory Over Capital Seahawks
(2/28/25)

Cows open season with a win

Frederick Flying Cows look to build on positive impression in second season
(2/26/25)

Cows look to build on postive impression

Flying Cows Make early statement with impressive preseason win against Tri-State Admirals
(2/21/25)

Cows make early statement

Flying Cows Make Strong Selections at 2025 TBL Draft Combine
(2/4/25)

2025 TBL Draft Selections

Frederick Flying Cows Announce 2025 Season Schedule: New Rivals, Familiar Foes, and Non-Stop Action
(1/10/25)

Flying Cows Official 2025 Schedule

The Flying Cows Dunk Challenge is Here!
(12/30/24)

Flying Cows Dunk Challenge

Flying Cows Unveil 2025 Home Game Schedule!
(11/15/24)

Flying Cows 2025 Home Schedule

Flying Cows to Host Inaugural High School Invitational Basketball Showcase!
(11/8/24)

Flying Cows High School Invitational

Flying Cows Secure Fan-Favorite Kyle Steward for the 2025 TBL Season!
(11/1/24)

Kyle Steward Re-signs for 2025

Rising Star Damien Daniels Return To The Flying Cows (10/25/24)

Damien Daniels Re-signs for 2025

Flying Cows Re-Sign 2024 Leading Scorer Guard Charlie Marquardt (10/4/24)

Charlie Marquardt Re-signs for 2025

Frederick Flying Cows to Host the 2025 TBL All-Star Game! (9/27/24)

Flying Cows Host TBL All-Star Weekend

Flying Cows have re-signed All-Star Captain Tavares Sledge! (9/12/24)

Tavares Sledge Re-signs for 2025

Catch the Flying Cows at Upcoming Events All Over Frederick! (8/29/24)

Flying Cows 2024 Fall Events

Head Coach Ed Corporal Agrees to Two-Year contract extension

Flying Cows Re-sign Coach Ed

Flying Cows Knocked Out of Playoffs 6/1/24

Flying Cows Eliminated by Albany

Flying Cows Fall on the Road in Game 1 Against Albany 5/30/24

Flying Cows Trail Playoff series 0-1

Flying Cows Secure #1 Seed In Regular Season Finale 5/26/24

Flying Cows Clinch #1 Seed in Albany

Flying Cows Take Down Virginia Valley 5/24/24

Flying Cows Get Another Road Win

Flying Cows Lose By Four in Reading 5/23/24

Flying Cows Fall Short on the Road

Flying Cows Soar to Another Victory 5/19/24

Flying Cows Defeat Connecticut

Flying Cows Win Again in West Virginia 5/17/24

Flying Cows Extend Win Streak

Flying Cows Survive Back & Forth Battle With Jamestown to move to 14-3 5/5/24

Flying Cows Defeat Jamestown

Flying Cows Cruise To Win Over Rhode Island 5/4/24

Flying Cows Defeat Rhode Island

Flying Cows Sign Kevin Young & Bryce Cashman 5/2/24

Flying Cows Roster Additions

Flying Cows Back in win column vs jamestown 4/28/24

Flying Cows Back in win Column

Flying Cows suffer first home loss 4/26/24

Flying Cows First Home Loss

Flying Cows Win 7th Straight Game 4/21/24

Flying Cows Win 7th Straight

Flying Cows Topple Albany For 6th Straight Win 4/20/24

Flying Cows win 6th Straight

Flying Cows Stave Off Montreal Toundra 4/14/24

Flying Cows Stave Off Toundra

Flying Cows Show No mercy in 52 point clobbering over Tri-State 4/12/24

52 point win over Tri-state

Flying Cows Defeat Rhode Island Kraken by 42 points 4/7/24

Flying Cows Defeat Kraken by 42

Flying Cows Use Stifling Defense To Blow Past Virginia Valley 3/24/24

Flying Cows Blow Past Virginia Valley

Tavares Sledge Named To TBL All-Star Team 3/23/24

Tavares Sledge TBL All-Star

Flying Cows Outlast Albany 3/22/24

Flying Cows Outlast Albany

Flying Cows sign Kyle Steward & Theo Johnson 3/18/24

Flying Cows Roster Moves

Flying Cows Suffer First Loss 3/14/24

Flying Cows First Loss

Flying Cows wallop West Virginia To Reach 4-0 3/10/24

Flying Cows Move to 4-0

Caleb Wood's Opening Night Buzzer Beater 3/2/24

Opening Night Buzzer Beater

How Head Coach Ed Corporal Perservered through the unthinkable 01/2024

Ed Corporal Winning Mindset

Destination Frederick County's Video On The Flying Cows

FAQ’s

The Basketball league is a nationwide professional basketball league that employs players who seek to play professionally in the USA and abroad. The league has seen some of its alumni make it to the NBA, and many other players have played in the G league and in top leagues overseas.

TBL teams are located across the country, generally in smaller markets. A complete list of teams can be found on the league website – www.thebasketballleague.net.

TBL games are designed to be family friendly. Single game tickets for Flying Cows home games are $15 for adult General Admission and $10 for Child General Admission (Under 12 years old). Front Row, VIP & Suite tickets range from $35/person to $60/person

The team will source and select players who have played in the TBL in the past and players who participate in Local, Regional, and National tryouts. For more information on tryouts, visit the Events page.

 The National combine will be held in Indianapolis the first weekend in February, 2024

The team is scheduled to play in the TBL’s Eastern Conference

Home and Away games will typically be scheduled between Thursday & Sunday. The Team expects to have both evening and daytime home games during the season.

The TBL is a fan-friendly league, and the Flying Cows are committed to making a positive impact in the community. Contact Chris Jenkins, team General Manager at chris.jenkins@goflyingcows.com if you would like to arrange for a player appearance at your school, charity, club or special event.

Roster

#1 Damien Daniels

Point Guard

  • Born: 6/17/00
  • Age: 24
  • Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
  • High school: Hogan Prep
  • Height: 5’7”
  • Weight: 165 lbs
  • College(s): Abilene Christian University

#11 Denmark Slay

Point Guard

  • Born: 9/28/97
  • Age: 27
  • Hometown: Alexandria, VA
  • Height: 5'11”
  • Weight: 175 lbs

#3 Ronald Scott

Point Guard

  • Born: 10/26/93
  • Age: 31
  • Hometown: Baltimore, MD
  • Height: 6’0”
  • Weight: 170 lbs

#15 Quantel Denson

Center

  • Born: 3/20/92
  • Age: 33
  • Hometown: Kansas City, MO
  • Height: 6'9”
  • Weight: 230 lbs

#20 Shaye Carter

Power Forward

  • Born: 4/6/00
  • Age: 25
  • Hometown: Morris, IL
  • Height: 6’18”
  • Weight: 210 lbs

#7 Kyle Steward

Small Forward

  • Born: 2/18/95
  • Age: 30
  • Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
  • High school: Cass Tech
  • Height: 6’7”
  • Weight: 220 lbs
  • College(s): Youngstown St, University Of Missouri - Kansas City

#33 Joseph Bradshaw

Power Forward

  • Born: 11/5/96
  • Age: 28
  • Hometown: Germantown, MD
  • Height: 6’10”
  • Weight: 220 lbs

#5 Martavian Payne

Shooting Guard

  • Born: 2/9/95
  • Age: 30
  • Hometown: St. Louis, MO
  • Height: 6’2”
  • Weight: 185 lbs

#2 Ed Dyson

Small Forward

  • Born: 4/9/92
  • Age: 33
  • Hometown: Washington, D.C.
  • Height: 6’4”
  • Weight: 190 lbs

#13 Corey Boyd

Power Forward

  • Born: 11/7/98
  • Age: 26
  • Hometown: St. Louis, MO
  • Height: 6'9”
  • Weight: 250 lbs

#35 Javon Adams

Power Forward

  • Born: 4/11/03
  • Age: 22
  • Hometown: Reading, PA
  • Height: 6’10”
  • Weight: 200 lbs

#22 Bobby Connors

Shooting Guard

  • Born: 4/4/00
  • Age: 25
  • Hometown: Rockville Centers, NY
  • Height: 6'5”
  • Weight: 230 lbs

#32 CHARLIE MARQUARDT​

Shooting Guard

  • Born: 6/2/95
  • Age: 28
  • Hometown: Rockaway Beach, New York
  • High school: Poly Prep Country Day School
  • Height: 6’4”
  • Weight: 193 lbs
  • College(s): Molloy College

HEAD COACH

Dan Prete

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Coach Dan Prete joins the Frederick Flying Cows for his first season, bringing over 30 years of coaching experience at the high school and international levels. Throughout his career, he has coached and developed 58 Division I scholarship players and seven NBA athletes, including Kevin Durant, Justin Anderson, and Terrence Ross. Coach Prete has led nationally ranked programs at Montrose Christian, Bishop Walsh, and Saint James, earning multiple league championships and Coach of the Year honors. In addition to his success on the sidelines, he has shared his knowledge through basketball camps around the world, including in Morocco and Brazil, continuing to inspire and develop players of all levels.

 
 

HEAD COACH

Ed Corporal

In June 2023, the team signed Ed Corporal to be its head coach for the 2024 season. Ed is the winningest coach in TBL history with a .832 winning percentage in 5 seasons. A veteran coach who has been around the TBL since it’s inaugural year. Ed’s team in Enid, Oklahoma won the league championship in 2021 with the best ever record in the TBL of 30-3 which led to him being named TBL coach of the year. In 2020 his team also was in first place when the season was shut down due to Covid. Ed also has developed and coached three players that have come from his leadership in the TBL to the NBA. Over 37 years of coaching, Ed has coached at all levels including for the Washington Wizards, the University of Kansas under Bill Self, at a variety of professional leagues, at high schools in MD & KS and has found success at all.

Photo: EA Pixelz Photography

AssiTANT COACH

Ryan Powell

Ryan Powell is a young former player hoping to further his passion for coaching. Powell played collegiately for one season at nearby Howard Community College before transferring to Ohio Valley University. In 2022, he began working as an instructor for Global Squad, a basketball academy that aims to train international players who are seeking exposure in the United States. Powell also played professionally in El Salvador in 2023. In the fall of 2023, Powell connected with Coach Ed, who brought him on to the coaching staff for the 2024 season.

Ryan POWELL

Team Market Owner

Tony Mazlish

Mr. Mazlish’s career has been primarily focused on building brands within the retail and direct-to-consumer furniture and healthcare industries. Mr. Mazlish founded and grew a number of brands, including, X-Chair – a direct-to-consumer, wholesale, and b2b office chair company; Healthy Back Store – a chain of specialty stores offering higher-end ergonomic furniture and accessories designed to help relieve back and neck pain; Mavix – a direct-to-consumer ergonomic gaming chair brand, founded in 2020; Svago – a direct-to-consumer and wholesale zero gravity chair brand; Travel-Pal – a self-inflating travel accessory sold through specialty retailers and on Amazon; Sit4Less.com – a direct-to-consumer reseller of Herman Miller products and other office chairs; 1-800-Pillows.com – a retail and direct-to-consumer specialty store concept dedicated to selling sleeping pillows. Mr. Mazlish, through his family company, TAZED Investment Partners, is currently investing in a variety of start-up companies.

TOny Mazlish

Michael Witt

Team Market Owner

Michael Witt

Michael worked in the non-profit sector for 15 years working on renewable energy and environmental issues. In 1998, Mr. Witt jumped to the business side, launching E&E News, an information, high-dollar, subscription-based, online news service reporting on the policy, politics, business and science of energy and environmental issues. The service targeted Congress, the White House, federal agencies, corporations, state governments, universities and other professionals with a stake in these issues. Starting with 6 employees and a weekly paper product, E&E News grew over the next 22 years into a 100+ employee company with five daily online publications. Mr. Witt sold E&E News at the end of 2020 to POLITICO. Mr. Witt currently has a number of investments in startup companies in the Washington, DC metro area.

general manager

chris jenkins

In June 2023, the team hired Chris Jenkins to be its General Manager. Chris is a young local Frederick executive with a background in Sports & Event Management. For the past seven (7) years Chris has run the Governors Challenge High School basketball tournament in Salisbury, Maryland, the award winning and largest High School basketball tournament in the country, featuring teams at all levels, including nationally ranked teams, boasts over a dozen NBA players alumni, and built a reputation as one of the best experiences in basketball. In addition, Chris has vast experience in operating a plethora of events including basketball events in Frederick, 400 team national tournaments, festivals and more. Chris has also worked directly with professional sports teams, as an account executive for MLB, NFL & NBA teams, as well as a strong background in sport tourism. 

Chris Jenkins

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Marketing manager

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Lauren hafner

irvin Briscoe iii

brie broderick

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Charlie Marquardt

Guard

Charlie is a well versed player with experience playing for the NBA G League, internationally, and as a TBL champion. At Molloy College, Charlie was coached by his father where earned All American and All Metropolitan First Team. He went on to earn First Team Division Czech Republic and become a 1st division Czech Republic champion. In Uruguay, Charlie was a leader out of all of the  South American leagues in most 3PTs made, earning him honorable mention in 2022. Playing for the Outlaws, Charlie became a TBL Champion in 2021, one of the most defining moments of his career, and his life.